Improvement in saddle-trees



P. B. HORTON.

- Saddle-Tree.

No. 160,196. Patente dFeb.23, I875.

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UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

PEMBERTON B. HORTON, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SADDLE-TREES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 160.196, datedFebruary 23, 1875; application file d October 31, 1874.

GAsE No. 2.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PEMBERTON B. Hoa- TON, ofSan Francisco city and county, State of California, have invented anImproved Saddle-Tree and I do hereby declare the following descriptionand accompanyingdrawin gs are suffieient to enable any person skilled inthe art or science to which it most nearly appertains, to make and usemy said invention or improvement without further invention orexperiment.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap saddle-tree, which willbe strong and durable.

My improvement consists in casting the saddle-tree in a mold out ofsaw-dust, mixed with glue or other adhesive substance, which willagglutinate the particles into a solid mass.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, A is a saddle-tree, which iscomposed of sawdust and glue compressed into the desired shape in asuitable mold, and covered in the ordinary way with raw-hide or othersuitable covering.

Usually I shall make only the side bars and cantle of saw-dust andemploy a metal bow, B, for the pommel-pieoe, but in the present case Ihave constructed the whole of saw-dust. The bow or pommel-piece can besecured to the side bars with screws or rivets when made of metal.

A saddle-tree made of the above described material can be very cheaplymanufactured, and will be equally as durable as wood.-

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

A saddle-tree, formed of saw-dust and glue or other agglutinating'agentcompressed to the desired shape in a mold, as a new article ofmanufacture.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal.

PEMBERTON BRlTTiN HORTON. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

JNO. L. BooNE, O. M. RICHARDSON.

